Why do states still need diplomats? Despite instantaneous electronic communication and rapid global travel, the importance of ambassadors and embassies has in many ways grown since the middle of the nineteenth century. However, in theories of international relations, diplomats are often neglected in favor of states or leaders, or they are dismissed as old-fashioned. David Lindsey develops a new theory of diplomacy that illuminates why states find ambassadors indispensable to effective intergovernmental interaction. He argues that the primary diplomatic challenge countries face is not simply communication-it is credibility. Diplomats can often communicate credibly with their host countries even when their superiors cannot because diplomats spend time building the trust that is vital to cooperation. Using a combination of history, game theory, and statistical analysis, Lindsey explores the logic of delegating authority to diplomats. He argues that countries tend to appoint diplomats who are sympathetic to their host countries and share common interests with them. Ideal diplomats hold political preferences that fall in between those of their home country and their host country, and they are capable of balancing both sets of interests without embracing either point of view fully. Delegated Diplomacy is based on a comprehensive dataset of more than 1,300 diplomatic biographies drawn from declassified intelligence records, as well as detailed case studies of the U.S. ambassadors to the United Kingdom and Germany before and during World War I. It provides a rich and insightful account of the theory and practice of diplomacy in international relations.

Why do states still need diplomats? Despite instantaneous electronic communication and rapid global travel, the importance of ambassadors and embassies has in many ways grown since the middle of the nineteenth century. However, in theories of international relations, diplomats are often neglected in favor of states or leaders, or they are dismissed as old-fashioned. David Lindsey develops a new theory of diplomacy that illuminates why states find ambassadors indispensable to effective intergovernmental interaction. He argues that the primary diplomatic challenge countries face is not simply communication-it is credibility. Diplomats can often communicate credibly with their host countries even when their superiors cannot because diplomats spend time building the trust that is vital to cooperation. Using a combination of history, game theory, and statistical analysis, Lindsey explores the logic of delegating authority to diplomats. He argues that countries tend to appoint diplomats who are sympathetic to their host countries and share common interests with them. Ideal diplomats hold political preferences that fall in between those of their home country and their host country, and they are capable of balancing both sets of interests without embracing either point of view fully. Delegated Diplomacy is based on a comprehensive dataset of more than 1,300 diplomatic biographies drawn from declassified intelligence records, as well as detailed case studies of the U.S. ambassadors to the United Kingdom and Germany before and during World War I. It provides a rich and insightful account of the theory and practice of diplomacy in international relations.

This book documents the history of the Lindsey family over nearly three centuries from the 1700s to the late 1900s. David Lindsey has drawn on a wide range of source materials including the diary of his great-great-great grandfather Samuel Watson written in 1852, the diary of Samuel's grandaughter Sarah Lindsey written between 1874-1911 and that of her son Charlie. It is also informed by a large amount of personal research. The Lindseys established and grew a truss and surgical appliance business in London, Brighton, Portsmouth and across the South East of England. They were involved in the church and in politics, becoming members of prestigious societies and establishing the Royal Surgical Aid Society. Lindsey Street in EC1 in the City of London was named after Mark John Lindsey who died in 1906. Many other families' stories are woven through the book including family trees for the Brackett, Harman, Fenwick, Starling, Tressider and Watson families.

"The secret things belong unto the LORD thy God: but those things which are revealed belong to us and our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law" (Duet. 29: 29) "Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God" (1 Cor.4:1) "Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin" (Rom.4: 8) "(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations, ) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were" (Rom. 4: 17) "Jesus said unto him, I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me" (John 14: 16) ..". Forever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven" (Ps.119: 89) This is a study and commentary within the living word of God. Its purpose is to reveal mysteries, disclose secrets and unlock codes concerning our past, present and future. He is the Beginning and Ending. He is the Creator of all things in-between, and His return is inevitable. He hath laid down the directions and He has provided us the road map to understanding His plan and purpose for the ages. He has defined the terms and methods for our salvation by requirements set in place before the foundations of the world. He is the Almighty, the Everlasting Father, the Ancient of Days, the Bright and Morning Star. He is the Author of Our Faith. He is the Savior, the Kinsman Redeemer I invite you on a quest to unlock some of the mysteries and secrets of the Kinsman's code.

Now in paperback from the bestselling author of "The Color of Night"--the gripping story of a man forced to give up everything he's worked for his entire life, or face the horrifying consequences. "The plot grabs you and just won't let go."--James Patterson.

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American sculptor Ross Marteau, renowned for his sensual depictions of the female form is retreating to Texas after a particularly traumatic breakup in Europe. In San Rafael to start a new commission, he suddenly finds himself irresistibly drawn tot he captivatingly beautiful Celeste, who pleads with Ross to choose Leda, her sister, as his next subject. When he finally meets her, he is stunned—she is, at once, the most beautiful and the most grotesque woman he has ever seen.

Fascinated by her misshapen body and the incredible torment in her eyes, he accepts the challenge. But soon he is pulled deeper into their desperate world, and when someone close to them is killed, Ross finds himself ensnared in a web of dark secrets and deadly maneuvers.

Former intelligence officer Harry Strand learns that a secret agent can never retire--and never surrender. A widower, he has started his life over and fallen in love with Mara Song, a beautiful Asian art collector. But Harry's peaceful world is shattered when he discovers a shocking videotape of his wife's death in Mara's tape collection.

REVENGE CAN BE ECSTASY.

Irina Ismaylova is a sexual assassin, luring men and women to her bed...and their death.  From St. Petersburg to Paris, she kills not for money or for pleasure, but under orders from the Russian mafioso who holds her in thrall.  Desperate to buy back what is left of her shattered life, Irina must carry out
one last mission....

Cate Cuevas is a special agent in Houston's FBI office.  Devastated by her husband's death--and his betrayal--she has plunged into the most dangerous
assignment of her career.  But to succeed, she must form a secret and profoundly intimate alliance with the enemy: Irina Ismaylova.

Two women.  One a cop.  The other a killer.  

For these two there is no right, no wrong, no rules.  

Only the truth...and terror.

From a best-selling author who's been compared to Le Carre and Graham Greene, a taut, literate thriller of a dubious death in Houston that leads to a former Mossad legend turned arms merchant -- and master criminal.

International Arbitration in Latin America features:
- a comprehensive and thorough overview of commercial arbitration in Latin America;
- a detailed analysis of the law and insight from local practitioners from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela;
- a brief look at the rules and peculiarities of the proposed Mercosur International Commercial Arbitration Agreements entered into by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia and Chile, whose eventual ratification and coming into force is contemplated;
- an examination of the adoption of arbitration as a method of dispute resolution for investors against states under bilateral investment treaties, over 300 of which have now been signed in the region;
- the text of the key sections of the international conventions to which reference is made (Panama Convention, NAFTA, Mercosur); and,
- a description of the increasing use of alternative dispute resolution in Latin America and how it might be bes used as a complement for arbitration proceedings, with an emphasis on complex projects where staged dispute resolution might be appropriate.